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Town Council of Centreville
March 17, 2022
7:00 p.m.
M I N U T E S
The March 17, 2022 Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Steven K. Kline at the
Liberty Building located at 107 N. Liberty Street, 2nd floor meeting room. The following members and staff were
present: Steven K. Kline, President; Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President via Zoom; Shelby C. Anania, Eric B. Johnson,
Jr., and Ashley H. Kaiser, Members; Charles (Chip) Koogle, Town Manager via Zoom; William Chapman, Acting
Town Attorney; Clifford (Kip) Matthews, Director of Public Works; Chief Joe Saboury, Centreville Police
Department; Karen Luffman, Finance Officer; Krystel Ebaugh, Human Resources Manager; Jenial Turner, Project
Manager; Samantha Smith, Administrative Assistant; Carol D’Agostino, Main Street Manager; Paige Tilghman,
Economic Development Manager; and Carolyn Brinkley, Town Clerk.
 Following the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence, Ms. Anania made a motion to approve the
March 3, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented. Ms. Kaiser seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Citizens Comments
Joe Brown, Concerto Avenue, offered comments related to Carter Farm public forum.
Appearances
a. Main Street Update – Carol D’Agostino
 Ms. D’Agostino provided information on a $9,000 resiliency grant received from the Maryland
Department of Housing & Community Development to assist the business community. The grant is open
to all Centreville businesses of record within the Town limits. The grant will fund speaker’s fees for a
business resiliency workshop and technical services.
 The workshop will include the following speakers: Megan McDonald, Chief Strategy Officer and Vice
President of Marketing at Hello Alice; Kimberly Prescott, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Founder and President of
Prescott HR; and Dale Walls, Founder of Lions Guide, High-Performance Coach & Advisor.
 Ms. D’Agostino reported that the technical component of the grant allows Centreville Main Street to
purchase blocks of time from local and regional contractors. Businesses can request a variety of
technical services including: 90-minute business leader coaching sessions; 1-hour HR/staffing
consultations; website audits, social media training, and graphic design and photography/videography
services.
b. Samantha Smith, Administrative Assistant
 Mr. Matthews introduced Samantha Smith, the new Administrative Assistant for the Department of
Public Works. He stated Ms. Smith has been with the Town for three-weeks.
 Ms. Smith stated she is happy to attend the Town Council meeting and is enjoying her time with the
Town.
Old Business
a. Liberty/Commerce Streets Construction Assessment – Eric Johnson, Jr.
 Mr. Johnson gave an assessment and lessons learned summary of the Liberty/Commerce Street
construction project. He provided the following information:
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 Mr. Johnson requested the assessment and slides be added to the Town’s website for public viewing.
b. Moratorium Discussion
 Prior to the moratorium discussion, Ms. Kaiser stated that the Legislative Session will be ending in a
couple of weeks and suggested reaching out to Queen Anne’s County as they have a lobbyist. She
suggested working with the County’s lobbyist to help the Town solicit funds from the delegation for the
expansion of the wastewater treatment plant.
 After some discussion, and by consensus, the Town Council directed Mr. Koogle to reach out to Todd
Mohn, Queen Anne’s County Administrator to meet with their lobbyist.
 Mr. Johnson presented the following memo to the Town Council:
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 Ms. Kaiser stated the moratorium should not apply to receiving, processing, or approving any
application, site plans, subdivision plats, or building permits. She felt that the Town should receive and
process these applications and then be held until the moratorium is lifted.
 Mr. Matthews stated the current capacity, as of January 2022 is at 87%.
 Mr. Kline stated it is the Council’s responsibility to make decisions on allocations and does not feel a
moratorium is warranted.
 Ms. Kaiser agreed and stated the Town Council should retain the power to make these decisions.
 Mr. Johnson thanked all staff involved in helping him put the information together.
 Mr. Matthews stated that he would send the Town’s Water and Sewer Allocation Policy to the Town
Council for review. He also stated that he updates the flow and capacity management information on a
monthly basis.
New Business
a. Carter Farm Public Forum Update – Rebecca Flora, ReMake Group
 Ms. Flora made the following presentation:
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 Mr. Johnson thanked Ms. Flora for the presentation. He stated that he is meeting with the Superintendent
to discuss the traffic issue at Centreville Elementary School and Chesterfield Avenue and hopefully ways
to work through any congestion that may occur with the proposed development.
 Ms. Kaiser thanked Ms. Flora for her time to do the presentation as well as, the public forum.
 Ms. Anania thanked Ms. Flora for the presentation.
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b. FY2023 Operating/Capital Budget
 Ms. Luffman presented the Town Council with the FY2023 budget that will be discussed at the May 24th
budget work session scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Liberty Building.
Reports of Boards and Commissions
a. Maryland Municipal League
 Ms. Kaiser had nothing to report.
b. Economic Development
 Mr. Johnson reported that Ms. Tilghman gave him resources to review.
c. Park Advisory Board
 Ms. Anania reported that the Park Advisory Board will be discussing the dog park at their April 5th
meeting.
d. Council of Governments
 Mr. Kiel reported that the QAC COG met on March 9th with Queen Anne’s County to discuss tax set-
off/tax differential. The rate is $.13 again this year.
 Ms. Brinkley will send the date/time of the tax set-off/tax differential meeting with the Queen Anne’s
County Commissioners.
e. Centreville Planning Commission
 Mr. Kline stated the Planning Commission was given an overview of growth allocation and the review
process.
Reports of Department Heads
o Town Manager:
 Mr. Koogle reported the following:
o Code enforcement had four open violations in March with one remaining, as well as, one remaining
from February.
o The Town reached out to the Critical Area Commission regarding reclassification of the 40.37 acres
of the Carter Farm. On March 10th, the CAC sent a letter concurring with the Town and is
reinstating this portion of the property from Intensely Developed Area (IDA) to Limited
Development Area (LDA) designation.
o Thanked Mr. Johnson for championing the conversation and documentation of the moratorium and
thanked Ms. Kaiser for agreeing to meet with the County’s lobbyist.
b. Chief of Police
 Chief Saboury reported on the following:
o Presented the February 2022 statistical report.
o The prison transport partitions have been ordered.
o Parking meters have been bagged as out of service in anticipation of the 2-hour parking signs that
have been ordered.
c. Town Attorney
 Mr. Chapman clarified with the Town Council that they did not want Ms. VanEmburgh to draft a
moratorium for their review. The Town Council concurred with Mr. Chapman.
d. Director of Public Works
 Mr. Matthews had nothing additional to report.
e. Finance Officer
 Ms. Luffman reported that the application for low-income assistance for utility bills is now available on
the State’s website.
f. Human Resources
 Ms. Ebaugh reported on the following:
o Attended Career Day at the Centreville United Methodist Church with a good turnout of participants
o Hired another Utility Worker
g. Town Clerk
 Ms. Brinkley reported the following:
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o There are currently two (2) existing boat slip holders eligible for an additional year lease. Began
contacting others on the waiting list and waiting to hear back from the two current lessees.
o The March 31st, April 7, and May 5th meetings will be recorded by QAC-TV and will be rebroadcast
due to the QAC Commissioner’s budget meetings.
Citizens Comments
Joe Brown, Concerto Avenue, offered comments related to fiber optic and streetscape projects.
Council Roundtable
 Ms. Kaiser stated that First Fridays are planned to begin on May 6th. Due to the event, there is a lack of
parking turnover and requested signs along Commerce Street be placed for 15-minute pick-up parking only
for the restaurants. Ms. Kaiser is requesting police presence at First Friday.
 Mr. Johnson had nothing to report.
 Ms. Anania had nothing to report.
 Mr. Kiel had nothing to report.
 Mr. Kline had nothing to report.
Motion to Adjourn
There being no further business, Mr. Kiel made a motion to adjourn the March 17, 2022 Town Council meeting. Mr.
Johnson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn M. Brinkley
Town Clerk
Council Action Items:
1. Approved the March 3, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented.
2. By consensus, the Town Council directed Mr. Koogle to reach out to Todd Mohn, Queen Anne’s County
Administrator to meet with their lobbyist.
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